Given name
Huppah
“covering”
Huppah is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “covering.”
Original Hebrewחפה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Huppah means “covering.”
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Where it comes from
Huppah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hapap (חפף), “to cover or shield.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Huppah appears in 1 Chronicles 24:13.
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Huppah’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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